Alliance Atlantis
Alliance Atlantis is a Toronto-based media company. It distributes American- and Canadian-made films both in Canada and the United Kingdom. It has been known to fund projects regarded as too controversial by US companies, such as Bowling for Columbine. The company now owned the now defunct Salter Street Films which produces a number of television shows for both the Canadian and international market such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CODCO, Emily of New Moon, Made in Canada, Blackfly and Lexx. It also owns a number of Canadian cable and digital television channels such as History Television, and Showcase, along with BBC Canada and BBC Kids. In some cities the company also owns movie theaters.Alliance Atlantis produces the hit U.S. series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
